Definitions for ewe
ˈeɪ veɪ, ˈeɪ weɪewe

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Ewenoun

   a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana

2. Ewenoun

   a Kwa language spoken by the Ewe in Ghana and Togo and Benin

3. ewenoun

   female sheep

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ewenoun

   A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.

2. Eweadjective

   Of or pertaining to the Ewe people or language.

3. Ewenoun

   An ethnic group who inhabit southeastern Ghana, Togo and Benin.

4. Ewenoun

   The Niger-Congo language, belonging to the Gbe family, spoken by these people.

5. Etymology: from eowu, from awjōs, oblique form of (compare Old English eow ‘sheep’), from h₂ówis ‘sheep’ (compare oí, ovis, Tocharian B aw, avis ‘ewe’).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ewenoun

   The she-sheep; the female to the ram.

   Etymology: eowe, Saxon.

   Abraham set seven ewe lambs by themselves. Gen. xxi. 28.

   Rams have more wreathed horns than ewes. Francis Bacon, N. Hist.

   Haste the sacrifice;
   Sev’n bullocks yet unyok’d, for Phœbus chuse;
   And for Diana seven unspotted ewes. John Dryden, Æn. b. viii.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ewe

   A ewe is a female sheep, especially when fully mature.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ewenoun

   the female of the sheep, and of sheeplike animals

2. Etymology: [AS. ewu; akin to D. ooi, OHG. awi, ouwi, Icel. r, Goth. awi a flock of sheep, awistr a sheepfold, Lith. avis a sheep, L. ovis, Gr. 'o`i:s, Skr. avi. 231.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ewe

   ū, n. a female sheep.—ns. Ewe′-cheese, cheese made from the milk of ewes; Ewe′-lamb, a female lamb: a poor man's one possession—used in reference to 2 Sam. xii.; Ewe′-neck, of horses, a thin hollow neck.—adj. Ewe′-necked. [A.S. eowu; cf. L. ovis, Gr. oïs, Sans, avi, a sheep.]

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1. EWE

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Matched Categories

1. • African
   • Kwa
   • Sheep

Anagrams for ewe »

1. wee

2. eew

How to pronounce ewe?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ewe in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ewe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ewe
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ewe
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ewe
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ewe
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ewe